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Job Title:                     Corporate Finance Manager (CFM)

Reporting to:              CEO

Location:                     Invest TCI Offices – Providenciales

Job Summary:

The Corporate Finance Manager (CFM) is a key member of the Agency team with primary responsibility for ensuring Invest Turks and Caicos has strong internal financial control structure, along with ensuring proper financial reporting, account reconciliation and budgeting.  The CFM works closely with the Manager-Corporate Services to ensure effective internal operations are maintained.

The CFM’s secondary role will be to support the efforts of the Senior VP – Investor Services in attracting new investment to the country by conducting financial due diligence on investment projects, developing and maintaining a financial assessment model for Investor Services Executives and providing advice and support to the team and business clients related to the Micro-Small Enterprises (MSME) Program.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Financial accounting and reporting
    1. Ensures that financial accounting systems, including systems for day to day transactions (general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll) cash flow forecasting and management, credit control, and petty cash are accurately and efficiently maintained. Systems should be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and/or IFRS.
    2. Ensures that supporting information for all financial transactions is documented, accurately and properly filed and compliant with all financial provisions of the relevant ordinances and statutory requirements.
    3. Ensure costs and revenue are recorded and reported accurately, timely, and completely in accordance with financial assertions;
    4. Ensure that costs and revenue are incurred and managed in accordance with the terms of the approved budget;
    5. Ensure that Invest Turks and Caicos complies with all financial provisions of the relevant ordinances and statutory requirements particularly the Public Procurement Ordinance and the Public Finance Management Ordinance.
    6. Ensure records, transactions, events, activities and other performance indicators accurately, timely and completely in accordance with performance measure assertions, if any.
    7. Ensures the reconciliation of bank and investment accounts monthly, including monthly supplier reconciliations, review of overdue accounts receivables, updating the accrual and prepayment schedules and calculation and recording of depreciation expense.
    8. Ensure that monthly and quarterly financial reports for management, the Board and TCIG are accurately and timely prepared in accordance with applicable standards.
    9. Make recommendations to the management and the Board on potential areas to reduce expenditure or increase revenue where over run or short falls are noted, respectively.
    10. Ensures the completion and maintenance of the Fixed Assets Register.

 

  1. Budget Preparation
    1. Collaborate with the CSM to support the preparation of the annual budget using a “Zero Based Budget” approach, in consultation with the CEO, Board of Directors and Invest TCI team.
    2. Ensure alignment of the KPI’s with available resources

 

  1. Project Analysis
  2. Develop, implement and maintain system for conducting proper financial due diligence on domestic and foreign investors.
  3. Develop/implement a financial model for investment projects that will allow for rapid review of projects and conduct of sensitivity analysis to detect project risk.
  4. Develop templates that can be used by Investor Services Executives (ISE) to compare project costs to socio-economic benefits.
  5. Review financial information contained in complex project proposals assigned by the SVP and comment on the financial viability of the investment as presented by the proponents.

 

  1. Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
    1. Monitor compliance of grant agreements with the Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) to provide Government funding towards the work of the not for profit entity.
    2. Provide oversight on financial analysis of MSME Business Plans.

 

  1. Other Related Business
    1. Undertake any related activities required by the Agency as requested by the CEO, SVP.

 

PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS

Education and qualifications:

University degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent

 

Chartered Accountant, Certified General Accountant, or Certified Management Accountant designation is an asset.

Experience and Knowledge:

  1. Detailed knowledge of generally accepted accounting and internal control principles.
  2. Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills to evaluate alternatives and provide recommendations on business issues.
  3. Minimum five years senior accounting experience in a public or private company environment.
  4. Significant experience in conducting due diligence and financial analysis on development projects and in supporting entrepreneurs.
  5. Proficiency in the use of various computer programs, including: Accounting (Simply Accounting),Word processing (MS Office), Spreadsheets MS Office), Project Management (Visio)

 

Skills:

  1. Strong track record of competency in current and previous employment.
  2. Excellent Leadership Qualities
  3. Strong Writing and presentational skills.
  4. Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.
  5. Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  6. Ability to work in a team environment and manage time effectively
  7. Commercial awareness.
  8. Ability to maintain confidentiality

Personal Qualities:

  1. Open and engaging demeanor.
  2. Able to generate and share ideas.
  3. Hands-on approach.
  4. Willing to take personal responsibility
  5. Able to win trust and personal credibility
  6. Persistence and personal resilience.
  7. Willingness to personally deliver quality to business clients.
  8. Willingness to understand different cultures, lifestyles, and associated points of view.
  9. Willingness to understand the values associated with small communities.

 

Other Requirements:

  1. Fluent English
  2. Willingness and ability to travel by air, land, and sea.

 

Salary and Allowances:

Negotiable in a range from $60,000 to $70,000 depending on education and experience.

 

 

Deadline Date for Applications

The deadline date for applications is August 27, 2021, Turks, and Caicos time.

 

Application Procedure

Interested persons should submit a resume, along with their contact information, cover letter, two letters of reference (one preferably from a former employer), copies of educational certificates, a Police Certificate, and a copy of the Passport photo page.

 

Applications can be submitted by courier or delivered directly to Invest Turks and Caicos at Unit 2D, Courtyard Plaza, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, prior to the deadline. The application should be addressed to The CEO (Acting) – Invest Turks and Caicos and envelopes should have the words “Corporate Finance Manager” clearly marked on the front.

Alternatively, applications can be emailed to dastwood@investturksandcaicos.tc .The subject line in the email should read “Corporate Finance Manager

 

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only persons selected for an interview will be

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Beaches Turks & Caicos shares dining etiquette training at Provo youth summer camp  

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: — Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort recently collaborated with the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and the Department of Social Services to support a youth camp hosted at the Oseta Jolly Primary School, underscoring the resort’s ongoing commitment to youth development in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The camp, which brought together security forces, government agencies and private sector entities, focused on equipping young participants with practical life skills and character-building tools. A team from Beaches Turks and Caicos’ leadership and training departments joined the programme to deliver sessions on basic table etiquette, dining mannerisms, polite demeanour and public speaking fundamentals, all designed to help the students present themselves confidently in formal and professional settings.

General Manager of Beaches Turks and Caicos, Deryk Meany, said the resort views national development as an integral part of its corporate social responsibility. “We are always happy to be supporters in the development of the youth of the Turks and Caicos Islands. We continue to commit our team to help in creating the next generation of leaders who will provide support to the islands and help in its development,” Meany noted.

The initiative also received strong endorsement from the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Community Development, which has been championing holistic programmes aimed at building well-rounded young citizens. Minister Rachel Taylor highlighted the importance of collaborations like the camp in helping youth access structured guidance and mentorship. “We are happy to join in celebrating the growth and development of our youth here in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Beaches Turks and Caicos continues to be one of our primary supporters in helping to develop well rounded individuals. This commitment from this resort has grown with the vision of the youth ministry to help in their overall development,” she said.

Taylor further emphasized that the camp’s timing was especially significant, coming as youth across the islands seek positive outlets and constructive engagement. “This camp came at the most ideal time for our adolescents. With the support of our governor, the security forces, the social services along with Beaches Turks and Caicos, we are confident that the training needed for them to improve is on the right track,” she added.

Beaches Turks and Caicos Public Relations Manager, Orville Morgan, described the collaboration as an exemplary model of cross-sector partnership. “To be able to join with the security forces to provide support for the youth of the Turks and Caicos Islands is exceptional. We are happy to provide the necessary support to equip them to grow into being productive citizens of these islands,” Morgan said.

He noted that the resort team focused on practical etiquette and hospitality-driven skills that can be carried into the youths’ future experiences. “As a team, we were able to share in the basic table setting and dining etiquette for them, skills we are sure that they will be able to use in their next fine dining experience,” Morgan added.

Organizers expressed optimism that the camp’s blend of discipline, mentorship and soft skills training will have a lasting impact on participants. With stakeholders pledging continued support, the Beaches Turks and Caicos team and their partners aim to expand similar initiatives, further investing in the personal and professional growth of the next generation of Turks and Caicos Islanders.

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ELECTRICITY BILL SHOCKER: PELICAN ENERGY WARNED GOV’T

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TCIG knew from April that fuel factor could surge almost 80%; Minister says $500 cost-of-living payment was part of Government’s response

PROVIDENCIALES — The Turks and Caicos Government knew months before July’s shocking electricity bills that consumers faced a potentially massive increase in the fuel factor.

Minister of Information Technology and Energy E. Jay Saunders revealed Friday that Pelican Energy warned his Ministry in April that generation fuel costs were projected to rise from $3.09 per gallon in May to $4.79 in June and July.

That translated into a projected fuel factor jump from about 17.5 cents to 31 cents per kilowatt-hour — an increase of almost 80%.

Saunders said he personally advised Cabinet of the projected increase and presented options for cushioning the impact.

He characterised Government’s $500 cost-of-living payment as its “initial response” to rising fuel costs, before a separate fuel-factor subsidy was approved.

Cabinet records show Government agreed on June 24 to provide funding to mitigate the fuel-factor impact, with the relief programme approved July 8.

Eligible residential customers — those averaging less than $1,500 monthly over the previous three bills — are capped at 22 cents per kWh from July through October.

Pelican confirmed Friday that Government’s contribution was already applied to July bills, meaning the bills now triggering widespread public outrage would have been even higher without the subsidy.

Saunders did not disclose the programme’s total cost.

His admission that Government knew since April, however, raises another question amid the backlash: why were consumers not directly warned by Government about the scale of the approaching increase?

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More Bahamians Accessing HIV, STI Care Through NHI

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NASSAU, Bahamas — More Bahamians are accessing HIV and sexually transmitted infection-related healthcare through National Health Insurance, a trend the NHI Authority says should be viewed positively.

NHIA stressed in an August 6 statement that its 2025 figures measure healthcare utilisation, not newly diagnosed infections. They include beneficiaries screened, treated, monitored or receiving follow-up care, including people diagnosed previously.

“Increased utilisation of these services should be viewed as a positive development,” NHIA said.

The Authority pointed to “greater enrolment and use of NHI, improved access to screening and testing, continued treatment and monitoring of existing conditions, and increased willingness to seek medical care.”

The development comes amid a mixed three-year HIV picture. New diagnoses rose from 130 in 2023 to 156 in 2024, before declining to 142 in 2025.

NHIA said increased utilisation demonstrates that more beneficiaries are accessing needed healthcare and actively managing their health, reinforcing the importance of screening, early diagnosis and continued treatment.

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